July 9th marks the spot for the launch of Ciara’s new album ‘Ciara’, set for launch via the geniuses over at EPIC!

Last night, in pushing the album to more of the world, ‘Jimmy Kimmel’ aired his performances of the singer’s cuts ‘Body Party’ and ‘I’m Out’ to his audience, met with outstanding reviews and a sales spike of the album on iTunes USA!

Was she any good?

The answer to that should be obvious by now, but in case it isn’t…..

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Tomorrow marks the release of Jay-Z‘s eagerly anticipated new album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’. Unprecedented to say the least, the project’s roll-out (which sees the LP arrive as a free app first) has attracted both praise and critique; a trajectory likely to continue throughout its unorthodox campaign.

In line with the latter, the Roc Nation mogul unveiled the project’s official cover merely moments ago. Check it out above and sound off below…

Your thoughts?

Check out this footage of chart dominating Pop Princess Rihanna, trying her hand at two Pop classics during a karaoke night in Cologne recently.

Covering No Doubt‘s ‘Don’t Speak’ and the Kings Of Leon classic ‘Sex On Fire‘, the trendsetter wowed members of the public in the bar upon putting her lips to her mic and….well-hoped for the best.

Telling vocals below…

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US parents have spoken!

Indeed, in a poll taken by Jonah Peretti‘s BuzzFeed, parents from across the country were asked to name their Top 3 artists, listing them from 1 to 3 in order of preference and how popular they believed these entertainers to be.

Voting in their thousands, yesterday saw the results of the survey published on Feed’s official site, and now available to check out right here on That Grape Juice.Net!

Who came out on top?

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The promo machine that is Ciara is pushing full speed ahead.

With July 9th in her sights, the stageblazer continues a media onslaught with appearances lining up as we speak in conjunction with a number of promo videos to bring life to some of the album’s tracks.

Starting with this week’s unveiling of her Nicki Minaj-assisted single (and subsequent live showing) ‘I’m Out’, tuck in below to check out some behind the scenes showing of the clip’s high octane choreography.  Serving like only Cici can, we can say with certainty this is a must see:

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All roads lead to August 20th for crooner composite TGT (Tyrese, Ginuwine, & Tank).

After years of stalls, the trio of R&B vets are finally seeing their first collabo album hit shelves. Christened ‘3 Kings‘, the long-awaited album saw its cover released today shortly after news of their second single ‘I Need’.  Acting as the follow-up to R&B jam ‘Sex Never Felt Better’, the tracks are two of seventeen soon to be fan favorites on an album already winning rave reviews from critics.

Available for pre-order on iTunes over a month before its release, tuck in below to get your first listen of ‘I Need’ and see the listing of tracks that round out the rest of the album:

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Guess who turnt up on E! News tonight?

Yes, indeed, TGJ favorite Ciara already has her faithful #CSquad swooning over her latest Nicki Minaj-assisted video ‘I’m Out’, but despite being out only two days, Cici has prepared a series of follow-up visuals to turn the heat up on the buzz for her July 9th eponymous release.

Rumor has it, today’s ‘DUI’ teased video is just one of the five clips fans can expect to get a glimpse of in the coming days.  Up next?  ‘Sophomore’.  Get into it below:

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With the UK Rap scene in his chokehold and his sights set on the globe, Tinie Tempah calls on Diplo and 2 Chainz for his brand new single ‘Trampoline.’

Catapulted from his hotly anticipated new album, the song arrives after he lent his skills to Rita Ora‘s debut single ‘RIP’ and before he watches the number fare far better than his Labrinth produced comeback single ‘Pass Out.’

It’s that good.

Jump on his hype below…

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It’s here!

Waiting for you after the jump is the sneak peek for Ciara‘s brand new promotional video, for the R&B jam ‘DUI‘.

Lifted from her new album ‘Ciara‘ and written by ‘Vendetta’ performer Elijah Blake, the song’s video is-well- steamy to say the very least.

Teaser below….

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If you tuned into VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ last night, you would have witnessed one of the series’ more controversial episodes.

Revolving around the supposed demise of Rasheeda & Kirk Frosts’ fifteen year marriage, the last scene saw the latter shock fans when he engaged in on camera infidelity, while on a get away with cast member Raymond ‘Benzino’ Scott and singer Bobby Valentino.

Filmed cheating on his heavily pregnant wife with two members of Valentino’s entourage….one of them, being the self proclaimed ‘Mistress of Atlanta’ Alexis Miller. 

All this, after urging Rasheeda to abort their unborn child and boldly suggesting that Will and Jada Pinkett Smith engaged in an open marriage, claiming Will ‘does as he pleases’ in their 16 year marriage.

Now, in defending the Smith’s and supporting Rasheeda, the chart topping Rapper Nicki Minaj has slammed Frost in a message posted on her official Twitter page.

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Peep this unfortunate of Pop Princess Rihanna, bombarded with boos as she made her way into the Chanel Paris Fashion show at the Grand Palais today.

A far cry from the usual response her hits see her garner, the clip below sees the performer brave unforgiving members of her Parisian ‘Navy’ and paparazzi as she strolls past them to enter the high end venue.

Uncomfortable viewing below…

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After asserting her ‘Q.U.E.E.N’ status, Janelle Monae is wasting no time serving up the second single from her new album ‘The Electric Lady’ (due September 10th).

The eclectic stage blazer has unleashed ‘Dance Apocalyptic’ as the project’s second offering, unwrapping its accompanying video moments ago.

True to form, the clip is loud, colorful, and quirky. Get all the way familiar after the jump…

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